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GOOD OPENING AT PIMLICO ] * LARGE ASSEMBLAGE OF SPECTATORS REWARDED WITH SPECTACULAR FINISHES. True As Steel Defeats Hester Prynne and Robert H Bradley — Hudas Brother Outstays Dart worth — Several Claims of Foul Disallowed. a of Baltimore. Md.. November 1.— The opening of the J Mai. viand Jockey Clubs fall meeting attracted a J large gathering to the Pimlico track. Society folks Irniii this city. Washington and Philadelphia were cousplc nous in the clubhouse lawns and balcony. 3 Large fields went to the- post in a majority of the races and close finishes marked the racing. lu the Forest Park rinse. True as Steel beat 4 Hester Prynue by a nose with Bobert Bradley third, I only a neck away. It was a close thing between I the three. MHaiiev. who had the mount on Hester : Pry line, claimed a foul against the winner, which was not allowed. At tlie half-mile t»ost. where True as Steel m ived up. McCabey pulled his mount 1 up. and he claimed that the winner interfered with t him at this point. Another claim of foul was made c after Hildas Brother won the fourth race. In the s lust sixteenth, when Hudas Brother got to the front and was drawing away he swerved over to the inside rail and I.. Mink, who had the mount l on Dartwortb. pulled that horse up. Dartworth was quittinjc at the time, and to close . bscrvcrs tbeie was no apparent interference. The stewards t took this view of it and did not allow Minks , • claim. . H. C. Hallcnbeck lias retired hi* Adam stallion „. , Adams Express to the stnd with Frederick L.. an , oilier good one that ra -.- l in his colors witu a large J measure of success. This fall Mr. Ua.leubeck will j make extensive purchases of good broodmares and his breeding establishment will be at the Meadow-brook 1 aim. Shrewsbury. X. J. Joekt r W. I.illeys apprenticeship expired today. J.spph E. Davis has sent his two steeplechasers Single Stick, winner of the Harbor Hill l"P of last vear. and O Bear to Frank Bonsai, master of hounds of the Harford County Hunt. It is the intention to hmK Ixrth horses this winter and qualify Hum for hunter rates next year. Algernon Paingerfield was a visitor today, rox-ball I*. Keen? and Andrew Miller were also dub bouse visitors, while several other New York sportsmen were oil hand for the opening of the Iimlico season. Jockey Ambrose has boc.i engaged to ride for U»l ert n»vks. owner of tl.e Thornc.ific Stable. He will reiMirt to Henry Mclaniel, trainer for the Tt.ronio saartMBam, next spring. Jerry Murphv has just returned from Kentucky. where he purchased thirteen broodmares for G. B. Keswick of Green Spring Valley. Mr. Feuwiek will make other purchases, including a good stallion ni the December sabs in England. • C. Parretto has purchased Scaramouch and the horse has been turned over to 11. Ncustetter.
